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Staff | Board of Directors | Ambassadors | National Council | Sustaining Directors

Those who work to bring you UMS performances every year.

Staff

Administration & Finance

Matthew VanBesien

President

734-647-1174
mvanb@umich.edu

Carmen Rodriguez

Vice President, Finance and Administration

734-936-1459
carmenj@umich.edu

Jessica Adamczyk

Executive Assistant to the President

734-647-1172
jadamcz@umich.edu

Patricia Hayes

Finance Manager

734-615-6591
triciah@umich.edu

John Peckham

Information Systems Manager

734-764-8443
johnp@umich.edu

Anna Simmons

Systems Specialist

734-615-9579
asimm@umich.edu

Patron Services Office

Christina Bellows

Director, Patron Services

734-647-1168
cbellows@umich.edu

Victoria Spain

Front of House Assistant Manager

734-615-9398
vspain@umich.edu

Anné Renforth

Ticket Services Assistant Manager

734-615-0581
arenfo@umich.edu

Rochelle Clark

Ticket Services Associate

734-647-4010
rpcla@umich.edu

Bridget Kojima

Group Sales and Promotions Associate

734-763-3100
blkojima@umich.edu

Olivia Johnson

Patron Services Assistant

734-764-2538
oajohns@umich.edu

Jacob Rogers

Patron Services Assistant

734-764-2538
jawroger@umich.edu

Development

Ryan Davis

Vice President and Chief Development Officer

734-647-0105
ryanedav@umich.edu

Susan Bozell Craig

Director of Development

734-647-1176
sbozell@umich.edu

Margaret “Marnie” Reid

Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts and Planned Giving

734-647-1178
marnreid@umich.edu

Rachelle Michelon

Annual Giving Manager

734-647-1175
ralesko@umich.edu

Lisa Michiko Murray

Associate Director of Development, Foundation & Government Relations

734-615-6592
lmmurray@umich.edu

Will Smith

Assistant Manager, Major Gifts

734-647-8009
wmlsmith@umich.edu

Amanda Dempsey

Development Associate

734-764-8489
aslaybau@umich.edu

Education & Community Engagement

Cayenne Harris

Vice President, Education and Community Engagement

734-764-6179
cayenneh@umich.edu

Terri Park

K-12 Programs Manager

734-615-0122
tepark@umich.edu

Christina Mozumdar

Education and Community Engagement Programs Manager

734-764-4805
cjmoz@umich.edu

Maddy Wildman

Education and Community Engagement Programs Manager

734-764-3903
mwildman@umich.edu

Marketing & Communications

Sara Billmann

Vice President, Marketing and Communications

734-763-0611
sarabill@umich.edu

Mallory Shea

Marketing & Media Relations Manager

734-647-4020
mschirr@umich.edu

Eric Woodhams

Senior Manager of Digital Media

734-615-6590
ewoodham@umich.edu

Jacob Gibson

Marketing and Communications Associate

jacobgib@umich.edu

Production / Programming

Michael J. Kondziolka

Vice President, Programming and Production

734-763-4578
mkond@umich.edu

Jeffrey Beyersdorf

Production Director

734-615-4285
jrbeyers@umich.edu

Alex Gay

Assistant Production Manager

734-615-9399
alextgay@umich.edu

Anne Grove

Artist Services Manager

734-764-9187
aegrove@umich.edu

Mary Roeder

Programming Manager

734-615-4077
mbroeder@umich.edu

Mark Jacobson

Senior Programming Manager

734-764-9906
mjaco@umich.edu

Choral Union

Scott Hanoian

Music Director and Conductor

scottph@umich.edu

Kathleen Operhall

Chorus Manager

734-763-8997
kio@umich.edu

For questions about your ticket order, or general inquiries: umstix@umich.edu
For information about group discounts: umsgroupsales@umich.edu

For questions about youth performances and other K-12 programs: umsyouth@umich.edu

For questions about ushering at UMS performances: fohums@umich.edu

For questions about making a gift to UMS: umsgiving@umich.edu

To request a UMS ticket donation for an upcoming community auction or event, please fill out our online request form: https://ums.requestitem.com/

Board of Directors

Tim Petersen, Chair
Lisa D. Cook, Co-Vice Chair
Brian Willen, Co-Vice Chair
Christopher Conlin, Secretary
Rob VanRenterghem, Treasurer

Susan E. Alcock
Karen Bantel
Kiana Barfield
Marco Bruzzano
Mary Lincoln Campbell
Timothy Damschroder
Tiffany L. Ford
Alec Gallimore
Katherine Goldberg
Linda Gregerson
Stephen Henderson
Ibrahim Jarjoura
Timothy B. Johnson
Barbara Kaye
Christina Kim
Timothy G. Lynch
Timothy G. Marshall
Michael C. Martin
Sarah Nicoli
Peter Schweitzer
Knut Simonsen
Versell Smith, Jr.
Linh Song
Gail Ferguson Stout
Victor J. Strecher

Ex-officio Members:

Susan M. Collins, Provost, U-M
David Gier, Dean, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, U-M
Kevin Hegarty, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, U-M
Mark Schlissel, President, U-M
Jeanice Kerr Swift, Superintendent of Ann Arbor Public Schools

Representatives to the Board:

Rachel Bendit, UMS National Council
Thomas C. Kinnear, UMS Sustaining Directors
Prudence Rosenthal, UMS Sustaining Directors
Elena Snyder, UMS Ambassadors

Ambassadors

If you are passionate about the arts and would like to connect deeply with UMS, Ambassadors may be a great match for you.

Over 35 members of the UMS Ambassadors work to increase awareness of and participation in UMS programs through assisting UMS staff with projects and special events, ushering at UMS school-day performances, hosting unique community events, helping to creating partnerships with various U-M and community groups, and providing support to UMS in countless other ways. UMS Ambassadors are the champions of UMS’s community engagement mission.

Zita Gillis, Chair
Elena Snyder, Vice-Chair
Deanne Woodruff, Secretary
Cathy King, Treasurer
William Shell, Past Chair

Lisa Armstrong
Arlene Barnes
Astrid Beck
Elaine Bennett
Richard Chang
Mike Dergis
Sharon Peterson Dort
Wenli Frisch
Janet Galardi Popper
Rey Goicochea
Joan Grissing
Joan Kadis
Jaye Kain
Carol Kaplan
Nancy Karp
Kathy Kiehl
Michael Lee
Gloria Kitto Lewis
Rita Malone
Daria Massimilla
Beth McNally
Kathy Rich
Pat Rideout
Jill Ross
Ellen Sapper
Andrew Schneider
Pam Tabbaa
Kirsten Williams

National Council

Rachel Bendit, Co-Chair
Ann Arbor

Bruce Tuchman, Co-Chair
New York

Wynton Marsalis, Honorary Co-Chair
New York

Andrew Bernstein
New York

Maurice Binkow
Ann Arbor

Kenneth A. and Noreen Buckfire
New York

Kathleen Charla
San Diego

Peter Cummings
Detroit

Jacqueline Davis
New York

Marylene Delbourg–Delphis
Menlo Park and Pebble Beach

Sophie Delphis
New York

Janet Eilber
New York

Barbara G. Fleischman
New York

Maxine Frankel
Bloomfield Hills

Katherine Hein
Boston

Patti Kenner
New York

Wallis Klein
La Jolla and Charlevoix

Jerry and Dale Kolins
Escondido

David Leichtman and Laura McGinn
New York

Chrislan Fuller Manuel
Ann Arbor

Bridget M. McCormack and Steven P. Croley
Ann Arbor

Jordan Morgan
Ann Arbor

Caroline Nussbaum
New York

Jay Ptashek and Karen Elizaga
New York

James Read
Stamford

Peter Schweitzer
Ann Arbor and Arizona

James and Nancy Stanley
Ann Arbor

Louise Taylor
Ann Arbor

Christian Vesper
New York

Eileen Weiser
Ann Arbor

Clayton and Ann Wilhite
Ann Arbor

Valerie Wilpon
New York

Diane Zola
New York

Tim Petersen
Ann Arbor
Ex-Officio

Sustaining Directors

Thomas C. Kinnear, Co-Chair
Prudence Rosenthal, Co-Chair

Wadad Abed
Michael C. Allemang
Carol L. Amster
Kathleen Benton
Lynda Berg
Maurice S. Binkow
DJ Boehm
David Canter
Martha Darling
Julia Donovan Darlow
James J. Duderstadt
David Featherman
Stephen Forrest
Maxine J. Frankel
Patricia M. Garcia
Beverley B. Geltner
Christopher Genteel
Anne Glendon
Richard Gutow
Shelia M. Harden
Walter L. Harrison
Debbie S. Herbert
Norman G. Herbert
Carl W. Herstein
David Herzig
Peter N. Heydon
Joel Howell
Marvin Krislov
Earl Lewis
Robert C. Macek
Joetta Mial
Donald Morelock
Agnes Moy-Sarns
Jan Barney Newman
Roger Newton
Len Niehoff
Gilbert S. Omenn
Joe E. O’Neal
Stephen Palms
David Parsigian
Phil Power
Douglas Rothwell
Sharon Rothwell
Judy Dow Rumelhart
Maya Savarino
Ann Schriber
John J.H. Schwarz
Erik H. Serr
Ellie Serras
Joseph A. Sesi
George I. Shirley
Peter Sparling
James C. Stanley
Cheryl Soper
Edward D. Surovell
Susan B. Ullrich
Eileen Lappin Weiser
Clayton E. Wilhite